Elementary · Oregon

Gilbert Heights Elementary School

Free meals for all

Gilbert Heights Elementary School, a public elementary school in Portland, Oregon: grades pre-k–5, 405 students, 18.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of David Douglas SD 40.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
405
Teachers (FTE)
22.3
Students per teacher
18.2
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

More students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in Oregon

Median 16.6 · 715 schools compared

More students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in Oregon

Median 327 · 715 schools compared

Smaller than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Oregon's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Oregon: 43%

28%proficient

−8.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Oregon

Median 42% · 659 elementary schools compared

202 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Oregon: 33%

22%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Oregon

Median 34% · 658 elementary schools compared

202 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Smarter Balanced Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with David Douglas SD 40.

Location

Address
12839 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR 97236
Phone
(503)256-6502
City or town
Portland

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–550324.026%19%
Pre-K–536417.524%20%
Earl Boyles ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–536515.929%18%
Arthur AcademyCharterFree meals for all
K–515613.065%45%
Pre-K–545718.721%16%
Mill Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–549419.829%23%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 410394001029